Mark Meadows, former White House chief of staff for Donald Trump, has requested a pause in the rejection of his attempt to move his Georgia criminal election interference case to federal court. Meadows filed an “emergency motion” on Monday, urging a federal judge to stay the order that denied his request to move the case out of state court. The urgency of the matter prompted Meadows’ attorney to seek a stay from the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals unless the federal court grants his request.

In response to Meadows’ emergency request, U.S. District Judge Steve Jones has instructed Georgia prosecutors to file a brief by Tuesday at 12 p.m. ET.

Meadows is one of Trump’s 18 co-defendants in Atlanta District Attorney Fani Willis’ case. The case alleges an illegal conspiracy to overturn Trump’s loss to President Joe Biden in Georgia’s 2020 presidential election. Meadows faces charges for violating Georgia’s racketeering law and solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer.

Several other co-defendants have also sought to move their cases to federal court.

Meadows’ filing argues that without a stay on Judge Jones’ order, he could face irreparable harm as his prosecution progresses in state court. Meadows’ attorneys write, “If the State gets its way, Meadows could be forced to go to trial — and could be convicted and incarcerated — before the standard timeline for a federal appeal would play out.” They request that, at the very least, the court should stay the remand order to protect Meadows from a conviction pending appeal.

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